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Tale of 2 Teams: Inside the DIRECTV Beach Bowl

USATODAY
4:02 p.m. EST February 7, 2013

Michael Strahan and the Blue Team celebrate their win in the DirecTV Beach Bowl.(Photo: Mike Coppola, Getty Images for DirecTV)

There's more to Super Bowl weekend than the Niners and the Ravens. This year also marks the 7th Annual DIRECTV Beach Bowl – the pre-eminent celebrity flag football championship. Former gridiron greats like Warren Moon team up with legends like Snoop Lion – formerly known as Snoop Dogg – and other stars of TV, movies and music.

How well will former Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson use her 4'9" frame to catch passes from ex-NFL QB Jesse Palmer? Will Scoot Porter – Jason Street from Friday Night Lights – toss completions with as much accuracy on the sand as he did on TV?

The folks at DIRECTV carted in almost a million tons of sand and one enormous tent for this star-studded Super Bowl bash. Who will go home victorious after this epic party on the beach? Watch and find out.